St Paul's Cathedral

Hi there,

Hope you are all well.

A couple of days ago we went to St Paul's Cathedral which was a great day. We spent quite a bit of time there and took an audio tour which was certainly a good idea because it makes sense of everything like the paintings and points out the story behind all of the decoration and memorials. You are not allowed to take photos in there which is a shame although you can understand why. I don't think the photos would capture just how beautiful and amazing it is anyway. We got a couple from the outside though. There is a photo above of Sam knocking on the giant West door of the Naive. This is the formal entrance to the cathedral used for significant occassions (like when Diana married Prince Chrarles!).

We walked 259 steps to the Whispering Gallery which gives you a wonderful view of the paintings and mosaic art work that covers the inside of the famous dome. Then up more steps to the Stone Gallery and the Golden Gallery where you can get a perfect view across London. here are are couple of photos from the top as well.

We then went down under the Church's floor into the Crypt which is the Cathedral's burial chamber. A bit creepy really. There are many important figures buried or commemorated here such as Churchill, Wellington, Florence Nightingale...

love Anita and Sam